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It's hard not to fall into the trap. There's just not enough time in the day. "Let's grab a quick bite for dinner." Well those meals on-the-go are just not all they're cracked up to be! We all know that fast food is usually not the healthiest of choices. Surprisingly you can make smarter choices when faced with the questions "Do you want fries with that?" or "Super-sized?" Take a peek at the charts below for nutritional info (embrace yourself):

McDonald's

Some not so healthy choices:

Food

Serving Size

Total Calories

Protein (grams)

Carbohydrates (grams)

Fat (grams)

Sodium (mg)

French Fries

Large

*540

8

*68

26

350

Sausage Biscuit w/Egg

1

*490

16

31

3*3

*1010

Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit

1

*480

20

31

31

*1410

Breakfast Burrito

1

290

13

24

16

680

Sausage McMuffin w/Egg

1

440

19

27

28

890

Filet-o-fish

1

470

15

45

26

890

Quarter Pounder

1

430

23

37

21

840

Quarter Pounder w/Cheese

1

530

28

38

30

*1310

Chrispy Chicken Deluxe

1

550

23

54

27

*1180

Big Mac

1

*590

24

47

34

*1090

Big N' Tasty w/Cheese

1

290

12

37

*37

*1210

Chicken McNuggett

6 pieces

290

15

20

17

540

Cheese Danish

1

400

7

45

21

400

(*WOW!!!)

Some better choices at McDonald's:

Food

Serving Size

Total Calories

Protein (grams)

Carbohydrates (grams)

Fat (grams)

Sodium (mg)

Garden Salad

1

100

4

7

6

120

Grilled Chicken Ceasar Salad

1

100

17

3

2.5

240

Chicken McGrill

1 plain

340

26

45

7

890

LoFat Apple Bran Muffin

1

300

6

61

3

380

 

Burger King

Some not so healthy choices:

Food

Serving Size

Total Calories

Protein (grams)

Carbohydrates (grams)

Fat (grams)

Sodium* (mg)

Croissanwich w/Sausage, Egg & Cheese

1

500

19

26

36

*1020

Biscuit w/Sausage, Egg & Cheese

1

650

20

38

*46

*1600

Cini-Minis
w/o icing

4 rolls

440

6

51

23

710

Whopper w/Cheese

1

*780

34

55

*47

*1390

Double Whopper w/Cheese

1

*1020

53

55

*65

*1460

Bacon Double Cheeseburger

1

610

38

32

*37

*1170

BK Big Fish

1

*710

24

67

*38

*1200

Chicken Sandwich

1

660

25

53

*39

*1330

Chicken Club Sandwich

1

*740

30

55

*44

*1530

French Fries

large

500

6

63

25

940

(*WOW!!!)

Some better choices at Burger King:

Food

Serving Size

Total Calories

Protein (grams)

Carbohydrates (grams)

Fat (grams)

Sodium (mg)

Whopper Jr. w/o Mayo

1

330

18

32

14

470

BK Broiler
w/o Mayo

1

390

29

51

8

1010

Chicken Tenders Sandwich
w/o Mayo

1

290

13

46

10

570